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WALOVI Signs Deals in Portugal & Spain, Moves from Scattered Footprints to Regional Deepening
LISBON, Portugal and MADRID, April 23, 2026 /PRNewswire/ — Riding the global wave of health-conscious consumption and Europe’s booming botanical beverage sector, Chinese brands are seizing historic opportunities. From April 19 to 22, Gua…
Chinese hackers are using everyday devices to hack UK firms, warns watchdog
British businesses are being urged to step up their vigilance against a China-linked hacking ploy that uses everyday devices for espionage.
The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) and agencies in nine other countries have warned of persistent a…
How the Philippines became Japan’s closest security partner in Southeast Asia
The Philippines has emerged as the clearest example of what observers say is Japan’s shift towards a more active defence role abroad, with both countries deepening their military cooperation in areas ranging from joint drills to technological partnersh…
Iran war could spike costs for petroleum-derived products like clothes
By ANNE D’INNOCENZIO, AP Retail Writer
NEW YORK (AP) — It might be hard to imagine the Iran war weighing on stuffed toys with names like Snuggle Glove, Bizzikins and Wobblies, but even plush playthings are not immune when oil shipments from the Middle …
India’s economy projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year: UN
UNITED NATIONS, Apr 21: India’s economy is projected to grow at 6.4 per cent this year and 6.6 per cent in 2027, according to a report by the United Nations.
The United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) said in th…
Japan approves scrapping ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
TOKYO, Apr 21 : Japan on Tuesday endorsed scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports, a major change of its postwar pacifist policy as the country seeks to build up its arms industry and deepen cooperation with defense partners.…
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China signals energy aid to Philippines may hinge on US military drills as Beijing wields oil reserves in South China Sea dispute
China on Tuesday, April 21, implied energy assistance for the Philippines could be tied to Manila holding military drills with the US and other allies, as its top newspaper showed Beijing’s readiness to leverage its reserves in diplomatic disputes.…
View from Manila: War games in the Philippines as war goes awry in the Gulf
MANILA, Philippines — Even as the situation in the Strait of Hormuz and the larger Middle East vacillates between threats that “a whole civilization will die tonight” and negotiations that are steady and hopeful, some 10,000 soldiers from the United …
Trump on idea of Iran tolling the Strait of Hormuz: ‘Nope. No way. No. Nope.’
U.S. President Donald Trump and Iran’s foreign minister said Friday that the Strait of Hormuz is fully open to commercial vessels. Iran’s top diplomat Abbas Araghchi said the strategic waterway “is declared completely open,” in line with the new …
Budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation
War in the Middle East and the fuel crunch it has triggered have forced a frantic redrafting of the federal budget papers.
Before the conflict disrupted the narrow stretch of water that roughly 20 per cent of global oil supplies sail through, penny-pi…